Welcome to the New Year of 2025. It’s going to be a startling new phase in the world. There are stunning planetary alignments that will change everything this year. The reason for this immense shift is that all of the outer planets are changing signs. Yes, all of them….Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune and Pluto. This is incredibly rare. I’ll look at the planetary configurations, Chinese New Year, retrogrades, Moon’s Nodes changing signs, Eclipses, the visible planets and ingresses. Print this as…

Welcome to the New Year of 2024 and it looks like it’s going to be a good one. I’ll examine the exciting planetary alignments, retrogrades, ingresses, eclipses and the visible planets. It’s the Chinese year of the Wood Dragon, so let’s hope the Dragon brings a magnificent year. Print this as a reference sheet for the year. Here is the chart of January 1, 2024. The planets are spread out fairly evenly. The beautiful Grand Trine only lasts for a short time since the fast-moving Moon is involved. I…

Welcome to the Chinese New Year! Last year for the Metal Ox, which changes to the Water Tiger for 2022. That’s a new animal as well as a new element. But before I explain the Water Tiger, let’s get to know a little about Chinese Astrology. The Chinese New Year starts on a different day each year and is decided using astrology. It begins at sunset on the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice, in China. Western and Chinese Astrology have similarities but also have differences. Western Astrolog…

Welcome to the Chinese New Year! On January 25th, the Metal Rat will take over from the Earth Pig of 2019. So, the Piggy is gone and the Rat is here. What will that mean for 2020? The Chinese New Year is astrologically based and starts on a different day each year. It begins at the sunset on the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice. This timing is at the sunset in China. Their system is different from western astrology in how it’s calculated. They use twelve signs but identify them with ani…

The Chinese New Year starts at a different date each year. The beginning is at sunset on the second New Moon after the Winter Solstice. All this is based on when it happens in China. Like Western Astrology, the Chinese Zodiac has 12 signs, or animals. This year the animal is the stable Earth Dog. This year will be quite a contrast to the volatile Fire Rooster of 2017 that is just ending. For a reminder about the out-of-control Rooster, here is an abbreviated excerpt from my last year’s Preview f…